2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer (Posters)-EP14.03. The Impact of Expanded Indication of Robot-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Mediastinal Tumors

EP14.03. The Impact of Expanded Indication of Robot-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Mediastinal Tumors - PDF(Abstract)

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This study examines the impact of the expanded indication for robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) on mediastinal tumors in a hospital in Japan. The researchers analyzed data from 209 patients who underwent surgery for mediastinal tumors between 2018 and 2022. The study divided the patients into two groups: Group A (January 2018 to June 2020) and Group B (July 2020 to December 2022). They compared various surgical factors between the two groups.<br /><br />The results showed that the number of RATS procedures significantly increased in Group B compared to Group A. The median intraoperative blood loss, postoperative drain duration, and postoperative hospitalization were also reduced in Group B. When specifically comparing RATS cases, there was an increase in tumors of 50 mm or larger and bilateral approaches for thymoma with myasthenia gravis in Group B.<br /><br />Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that the expanded indication for RATS has improved short-term results. They suggested that further expansion of indications should be discussed in the future while considering safety and medium- to long-term results.<br /><br />The keywords associated with this study are robot-assisted thoracic surgery, mediastinal tumors, and short-term results. This research falls under the track of Mesothelioma, Thymoma, and Other Thoracic Tumors in the conference.

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Taketo Kato

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Speaker Taketo Kato

Topic Other Thoracic Malignancy

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robot-assisted thoracic surgery

mediastinal tumors

expanded indication

hospital

data analysis

surgical factors

short-term results

thymoma

myasthenia gravis

conference